The governor based her decision not to remove Christopher Wainwright from office on the recommendation of former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Donald G. Alexander.
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Photos: Jay intersection becomes 4-way stop
The Maine Department of Transportation believes that the four-way stop will make the high-crash intersection safer.
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Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees said 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah over the past week, out of 1.3 million who were sheltering there before the operation began.
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Star witness Michael Cohen implicates Trump in hush money case
‘Make sure it doesn’t get released,’ Cohen said Donald Trump told him about a story that he’d had an affair with a Playboy model before his alleged encounter with adult film actor Stormy Daniels.
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Flipped birds, selfies and stares: A day in the life of Portland’s Cybertruck owner
Travis Carter has 1 of the 2 Tesla trucks in all of Maine. He says he’s shy and doesn’t like the limelight – but when he’s behind the wheel, all eyes are on him.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
‘David was very loved’: Sister of Portland shooting victim pleads for new information
After a longtime suspect was acquitted last month, Portland police have closed the investigation into the 2016 killing of David Anderson. His family is still seeking closure.
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Browntail moth caterpillars may be facing ‘zombie’ apocalypse in Maine
A fungus that turns the rash-causing pests into the ‘crawling dead’ may lead to a sharp drop in browntail populations this year, scientists say.
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U.S. aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
When two U.S. fighter jets recently faced off in a dogfight in California, only one was piloted by a human.
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Seamens’ unions cite Dali crew’s ’emotional distress’
Morale is an issue, in part because the FBI confiscated crew members’ cell phones.
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Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns
Companies are pushing lawmakers to spend on gun-detection systems.